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Oklahoma Sooners vs Florida Gators

Sooners Lose in Miami

  Florida 24 --   Oklahoma 14

Game Time: 1/8/2009 at 7:00 PM
FOX
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 78,468
Opp Coach: Urban Meyer
Weather at Game Time
Temperature: 71°F
Humidity: 55%
Pressure: 30.02 in
Visibility: 10 mile(s)
Wind: Calm mph
Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot
Florida 0 7 7 10 24
Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 14

Scoring Summary

Second QuarterFLAOU
FLA14:02Louis Murphy 20 yd pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick)
Drive Summary: 12 plays 86 yards in 05:50
70
OU11:49Jermaine Gresham 6 yd pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick)
Drive Summary: 6 plays 65 yards in 02:13
77
Third QuarterFLAOU
FLA04:21Percy Harvin 2 yd run (Jonathan Phillips kick)
Drive Summary: 13 plays 75 yards in 05:22
147
Fourth QuarterFLAOU
OU12:13Jermaine Gresham 11 yd pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick)
Drive Summary: 8 plays 77 yards in 02:36
1414
FLA10:45Jonathan Phillips 27 yd field goal
Drive Summary: 6 plays 68 yards in 01:28
1714
FLA03:07David Nelson 4 yd pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick)
Drive Summary: 11 plays 76 yards in 06:52
2414

Team Stats

  FLA OU
Total First Downs 24   25  
    Rushing 11   8  
    Passing 12   15  
    Penalties 1   2  
    3rd Down Plays 12 of 17   6 of 13  
    4th Down Plays 0 of 0   0 of 2  
Total Yards 480   363  
    Total Plays / Ave 74 - 6.5   70 - 5.2  
Rushing Yards 249   107  
    Plays / Ave 44 - 5.7   29 - 3.7  
    Fumbles / Lost 0 - 0   0 - 0  
Passing Yards 231   256  
    Catches/Attempts 18 of 30   26 of 41  
    Ave Yards 7.7   6.2  
    Interceptions Thrown 2   2  
Sacks by / Yards 2 - 18   0 - 0  
Interceptions / Yards 2 - 0   2 - 20  
Punts / Ave Yards 3 - 51.7   3 - 38.7  
Kickoff Returns / Yards 3 - 51   5 - 118  
Punt Retuns / Yards 1 - 1   1 - 15  
Penalties / Yards 8 - 81   4 - 31  
Time of Possession 34:57   25:03  

Player Stats

Rushing

Name Carr Yds TDs
Tim Tebow221090
Percy Harvin91221
M Manson9230
Major Wright100
K Jackson1-30

Rushing

Name Carr Yds TDs
Chris Brown221100
Mossis Madu4120
Sam Bradford2-180
Ryan Broyles130

Passing

Name Compl Att Yds TDs Int
Tim Tebow183023122

Passing

Name Compl Att Yds TDs Int
Sam Bradford264125622

Receiving

Name Catch Yds TDs
Aaron Hernandez5570
Percy Harvin5490
Louis Murphy2441
David Nelson2331
J Fayson2280
K Jackson1110
Brandon James190

Kick Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Brandon James351220

Kick Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Juaquin Iglesias5118290

Punt Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Brandon James1110

Punt Returns

Name Ret Yds Long TDs
Ryan Broyles115150

Punting

Name Kicks Ave Long Yds
Chas Henry351.7550

Punting

Name Kicks Ave Long Yds
Mike Knall338.7450

Interceptions

Name Ints Yds Long TDs
Ahmad Black1000
Major Wright1000

Interceptions

Name Ints Yds Long TDs
Gerald McCoy112120
Nic Harris1880
Recap

AP Recap

MIAMI (AP) -- Tim Tebow gave Florida the jolt it needed, and the Gators toughed out a second BCS title in three years.

Their 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in a choppy, sloppy affair Thursday night made them a national champion. But it likely did little to quiet fans of Southern California, Utah and Texas, all of whom already claimed the top spot.

The high-scoring shootout between Heisman Trophy winners Sam Bradford and Tebow never materialized.

Tebow, however, shook off a career-high two interceptions to rescue the top-ranked Gators (13-1). He drove them to the clinching score -- he took two hard steps toward the line, jumped and zipped a 4-yard touchdown pass to David Nelson with 3:07 to make it 24-14.

Percy Harvin returned from an ankle injury and dashed for 122 yards on only nine carries. His 52-yard gallop set up Jonathan Phillips' 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter for a 17-14 lead.

Tebow added to the title he helped the Gators win in 2006 with a rout of Ohio State and, one season after winning the Heisman, brought home another trophy.

"Tebow, just call him Superman," Harvin said.

The Associated Press will release its final poll early Friday morning.

Tebow was picked the game's most outstanding player, running for 109 yards. His passing wasn't so precise -- 18-for-30 -- yet it was his sheer will that kept coach Urban Meyer's team going.

It was the third straight national title for a team from the Southeastern Conference, and marked the Sooners' fifth straight loss in a BCS game. Oklahoma (12-2) set a modern record for scoring with 702 points this season and put up at least 60 points in its last five games, yet never found its rhythm.

Bradford, who beat out Tebow for the Heisman, was a disappointing 26-for-41 with two interceptions. Like Tebow, he's going to explore his potential for the NFL draft -- not exactly the performance he wanted.

These teams totaled an average of 99 points per game, but wound up with a scoreless first quarter. In the second quarter, Florida's defense made a pair of goal line stands that left it 7-all at halftime.

By then, college football fans around the country were certainly wondering whether these were indeed the two best teams. And it surely gave steam to the suggestion by President-elect Barack Obama and others that a playoff system is needed.

Cheered on by a flock of rooters who made the five-hour drive from The Swamp in Gainesville, the Gators became the second team in the 11-year history of the BCS to win two titles.

Sooners coach Bob Stoops, nicknamed "Big Game Bob" for his early success, lost for the third time with a national championship on the line. This was the first time Florida and Oklahoma played -- Stoops was the Gators' defensive coordinator when Steve Spurrier led them to the 1996 title.

Tebow struggled throughout the first half, his lone highlight a 20-yard touchdown pass to Louis Murphy for a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter. Bradford came right back with a swift 65-yard drive, capped by his 6-yard TD toss to Jermaine Gresham.

Florida's defense, rather than Tebow, Harvin and its speedsters on the other side of the ball, kept the Gators close.

Poised to break the tie midway through the second quarter, Oklahoma owned a first-and-goal at the 9. Chris Brown carried four straight times and the Gators stood up the 1,100-yard rusher, twice stuffing him from the 1.

Rarely turned back in the red zone this season, the Sooners let it happen to them again in the final minute before halftime.

There were 10 seconds left and Oklahoma was out of timeouts when Bradford dropped back from the 6. He tried to hit Manuel Johnson at the goal line, but the pass deflected off him and the Gators ran a perfect tip drill, with three defenders touching the ball before Major Wright had the interception.

Tebow, meanwhile, kept stopping the Gators.

The interceptions were bad picks, too -- Tebow telegraphed a long, cross-field throw that Nic Harris easily grabbed and later made a short flip over the middle right to Gerald McCoy.

Were the Gators out of whack? Hard to tell, though offensive coordinator Dan Mullen certainly had a lot to think about. Hired recently by Mississippi State, he becomes the Bulldogs' full-time head coach Friday.

Both teams seemed to have trouble with the game officials. The crew kept interrupting play for various reasons, and the result was a sloppy, scoreless first quarter.

Stoops and Meyer took turns hollering at ACC referee Ron Cherry, as if to tell him "Let 'em play!"

Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes was equally vocal. A few days after calling Big 12 defenses "a joke," he got into a couple of early shouting and shoving skirmishes with the Sooners. It was even a bit edgy before the game -- warming up in the end zone, an Oklahoma kicker rolled his eyes when two Gators leaned against the goal post right behind him.

Tebow, naturally, came out charged up.

He got off the team bus, walked over to a clutch of Florida fans, waved his arms and then ripped off his tie and threw it into a bunch of tailgaters -- tail-Gators, in this case.

By the time Tebow trotted out for warmups, most of the Gators were already kneeling along the goal line to stretch. Tebow walked up and down the line, slapping hands and backsides of all 90-some players.






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